Board seat
A board seat is an appointed, unpaid position on a public body that advises or decides on a specific area of local government, held for a fixed term.
In Phoenixville
Phoenixville Borough has seven such bodies, and Borough Council appoints residents to all of them using one application form. Terms run from three years on the Human Relations Commission to six on the Civil Service Commission. There's no salary. What you get is meetings, a fair bit of reading, and a vote. See every current opening under borough board and commission seats.