Government boards and commissions

Current-year agendas, minutes, and summaries grouped into 14 stable public-body categories across the US places MyTown tracks. Source portals use inconsistent names, so these are conservative label matches rather than a complete registry.

• City and town councils — 60,294 substantive meetings across 2,314 places
• Planning commissions and boards — 32,931 substantive meetings across 2,881 places
• Zoning appeals and adjustment boards — 7,683 substantive meetings across 1,168 places
• School boards and education committees — 9,149 substantive meetings across 408 places
• Finance and budget committees — 5,106 substantive meetings across 581 places
• Parks and recreation boards — 6,678 substantive meetings across 966 places
• Library boards — 4,388 substantive meetings across 559 places
• Boards of health — 2,836 substantive meetings across 343 places
• Historic preservation bodies — 5,516 substantive meetings across 707 places
• Conservation and environmental bodies — 4,403 substantive meetings across 379 places
• Transportation and transit bodies — 1,041 substantive meetings across 163 places
• Water and utility boards — 1,750 substantive meetings across 166 places
• Housing authorities and commissions — 2,471 substantive meetings across 299 places
• Economic development bodies — 6,130 substantive meetings across 803 places