I've never served but I've worked closely (on the government side, private consulting side, and just an ordinary citizen side) with a number of different city commissions. Some are very political (like Planning commission), others less so. To a certain extent, there's the chance that you'll fall under political pressure on any commission ("if you want to be re-appointed next term, it would be nice if you could vote this one down please, k thx").
I've given some thought to serving on a less political commission, but not ready to devote the time to it yet. I try to stay involved with master planning for schools, parks, etc. and give feedback to the policymakers.
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Retired in 2013 at age 33. Keeping busy reading, blogging, relaxing, gaming, and enjoying the outdoors with my wife and 3 kids (8, 13, and 15).
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