Local boards and commissions are vital bodies that help county and city governments develop policy, make decisions, and create a better community for citizens. Board and commission members are unpaid volunteers. Examples of local boards or commissions include planning commissions, library boards, and tax review boards.
The South Carolina Women’s Leadership Network (SC WIL) has been working to broaden diversity of gender, race, and perspective on city, county, and state boards and commissions since its founding. The process of aggregating information from 271 cities and towns, 46 counties, and innumerable state boards has been laborious and illuminating. To achieve our goal of increasing the visibility of opportunities for public service, our staff communicates with city and county clerks, scours websites, and reviews council minutes update data presently housed in many different systems. Visit the links below to find opportunities to serve where you live. Joining local boards and commissions now can help to open future leadership possibilities to other women in your area.
Curious about SC WIL’s efforts to modernize and streamline the boards and commissions appointment process in your community? Learn more about MatchBoard – a project of SC WIL.
- Abbeville County
- Anderson, City of
- Aiken County
- Bamberg County
- Barnwell County
- Beaufort County
- Berkeley County
- Bluffton, Town of
- Blythewood, Town of
- Calhoun County
- Charleston, City of
- Charleston County
- Cherokee County
- Chester County
- Chesterfield County
- Clarendon County
- Colleton County
- Columbia, City of
- Conway, City of
- Darlington, City of
- Darlington County
- Dillon County
- Dorchester County
- Edgefield County
- Edisto Beach, Town of
- Florence, City of
- Florence County
- Georgetown County
- Greenville, City of
- Greenville County
- Greenwood County
- Hampton County
- Hartsville, City of
- Horry County
- Irmo, Town of
- Jasper County
- Kershaw County
- Lake City
- Lancaster County
- Laurens County
- Lexington County
- Lexington, Town of
- Marion County
- Marlboro County
- McCormick County
- Myrtle Beach, City of
- Newberry County
- Oconee County
- Orangeburg County
- Pickens County
- Richland County
- Rock Hill, City of
- Saluda County
- Spartanburg, City of
- Spartanburg County
- Sumter County
- Tega Cay, City of
- Union County
- York County
- Other Counties