Credit Union I'm a member of for many years has mentioned in their newsletter that they are looking for applications for Board Members. Its a voluntary role but one I'm very interested in. They have sent me through an application form which is mostly very basic but I'm stumped on the section asking "Why do you want to be a Board Member".
My reasons are that 1) they offer 12 months training which is somewhat related to my field of employment (finance) and I feel it would be beneficial to my career 2) Networking opportunities, again with my career in mind 3) experience of being a board member which will be beneficial to my professional future.
These are all valid reasons but I fear they come across as very self-serving (which I realise they are). I'm not sure what answers they will be looking for here, can anyone advise?