Applying for boards and commissions
- Apply online before the deadlines listed below. We will notify you if you're appointed.
- All applications are public records.
- The Board of Commissioners makes appointments on the the first Monday of the each month.
- Applications remain active for one year. If you aren't appointed the first time, your application will automatically be resubmitted for any new openings until it expires.
- Members must attend at least 75% of meetings.
- The schedule for openings on boards and commissions may change. Check this page for the latest listings.
- Please note: reappointments and vacancies equal the number of open seats on advisory boards
For more information, email Toni.Womack@wake.gov.
Apply to Serve on a Board or Commission
Openings by Month
January
Applications due by December 14, 2023
Appointments made January 2, 2024
*Vacancies for this board are:
February
Applications due by January 18, 2024
Appointments made February 5, 2024
*Vacancies for this board are:
- Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee = 5 open seats
- Board of Adjustment (Wake County) = 2 open seats
- City of Raleigh Appearance Commission = 5 open seats
- City of Raleigh Board of Adjustment = 1 open seat
- Human Services Board: 2 open seats = Optometrist (1) and Physician (1)
- Industrial Facilities and Pollution Control Financing Authority: 1 open seat
- Knightdale Board of Adjustment = 1 open seat
- Knightdale Land Use Review Board = 1 open seat
- Library Commission = 1 open seat
- Open Space and Parks Advisory Committee = 1 open seat
- Planning Board (Wake County) = 6 open seats
- United Arts Grants Panel = 1 open seat
March
Applications due February 15, 2024
Appointments made March 4, 2024
*Vacancies for this board are:
- Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee = 5 open seats
- Alliance Health = 2 open seats
- City of Raleigh Board of Adjustment = 1 open ETJ seat
- Energy Advisory Commission = 2 open seats
- Human Services Board: 2 open seats = Optometrist (1) and Physician (1)
- Industrial Facilities and Pollution Control Financing Authority =: 1 open seat
- Juvenile Crime Prevention Council: 5 open seats = Parks and Rec. Designee (1); United Way or Non-Profit rep (1); Faith Community rep (1); District Attorney/Designee (1)
- Town of Holly Springs Board of Adjustment = 1 open ETJ seat
- Town of Rolesville Board of Adjustment = 1 open ETJ seat
- Water Partnership: 3 open seats = Environmental Advocacy Group Specialist; Town of Rolesville representative and Town of Knightdale representative
April
Applications due by March 14, 2024
Appointments made April 1, 2024
*Vacancies for this board are:
- Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee = 5 open seats
- City of Raleigh Board of Adjustment = 1 open seat
- Human Services Board: 2 open seats = Optometrist (1) and Physician (1)
- Juvenile Crime Prevention Council: 11 open seats = Parks and Rec. Designee (1); United Way or Non-Profit rep (1); Faith Community rep (1); District Attorney/Designee (1) and RPD Designee (1); District Court Judge (1); Commissioner appointee seats (5)
- Water Partnership: 3 open seats = Environmental Advocacy Group Specialist; Town of Rolesville representative and Town of Knightdale representative
May
Applications due by April 18, 2024
Appointments made May 6, 2024
*Vacancies for this board are:
- Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee = 5 open seats
- City of Raleigh Board of Adjustment = 1 open seat
- Energy Advisory Commission = 2 open seats
- Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee = 5 open seats
- WakeMed Hospital Board of Directors = 1 open seat
June
Applications due by May 16, 2024
Appointments made June 3, 2024
*Vacancies for this board are:
- Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee = 5 open seats
- Agricultural Advisory Committee = 6 open seats
- Capital Area Workforce Development = 11 open seats
- City of Raleigh Planning Commission = 1 open seat
- Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team = 5 open seats
- Durham and Wake Counties Research and Production Service District Advisory Committee = 3 open seats
- Fire Commission = 2 open seats
- Garner Planning and Appearance Commission = 1 open ETJ seat
- Industrial Facilities and Pollution Control Financing Authority = 2 open seats
- Library Commission = 3 open seats
- Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee = 5 open seats
- Open Space and Parks Advisory Committee = 3 open seats
- Wake Technical Community College Board of Trustees = 1 open seat
- Wendell Board of Adjustment = 1 open ETJ seat
- Wendell Planning and Zoning Board = 2 open ETJ seats
- Zebulon Board of Adjustment = 1 open ETJ seat
- Zebulon Planning and Zoning Board = 1 open ETJ seat
July
Applications due by June 20, 2024
Appointments made July 8, 2024
*Vacancies for this board are:
- Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee = 5 open seats
- Alcoholic Beverage Control Board = 1 open seat
- Fire Commission = 3 open seats
- Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee = 5 open seats
- United Arts Grants Panel = 1 open seat
August
Applications due by August 1, 2024
Appointments made August 19, 2024
*Vacancies for this board are:
- Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee = 5 open seats
- Energy Advisory Commission = 1 open seat
- Juvenile Crime Prevention Council = 1 open seat
- Library Commission = 2 open seats
- Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee = 5 open seats
- Water Partnership = 3 open seats: Environmental Advocacy Group; Town of Rolesville representative and Town of Knightdale representative
September
Applications due by August 15, 2024
Appointments made September 3, 2024
*Vacancies for this board are:
- Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee = 5 open seats
- Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee = 5 open seats
- Water Partnership = 3 open seats: Environmental Advocacy Group; Town of Rolesville representative and Town of Knightdale representative
October
Applications due by September 19, 2024
Appointments made October 7, 2024
*Vacancies for this board are:
- Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee = 5 open seats
- Energy Advisory Commission = 1 open seat
- Fire Commission = 3 open seats
- Juvenile Crime Prevention Council = 11 open seats = Parks and Rec. Designee (1); United Way or Non-Profit rep (1); Faith Community rep (1); District Attorney/Designee (1) and RPD Designee (1); District Court Judge (1); Commissioner appointee seats (5)
- Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee = 5 open seats
November
Applications due by October 17, 2024
Appointments made November 4, 2024
*Vacancies for this board are:
- Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee = 5 open seats
- Fire Commission = 2 open seats
- Human Services Board = 1 open seat
- Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee = 5 open seats
- United Arts Grants Panel = 1 open seat
- Water Partnership = 3 open seats: Environmental Advocacy Group; Town of Rolesville representative and Town of Knightdale representative
December
Applications due by November 14, 2024
Appointments made December 2, 2024
*Vacancies for this board are:
- Apex Board of Adjustment = 1 open ETJ seat
- Apex Planning and Zoning = 1 open ETJ seat
- Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee = 5 open seats
- Cary Zoning Board of Adjustment = 1 open ETJ seat
- Fuquay-Varina Board of Adjustment = 1 open ETJ seat
- Fuquay-Varina Planning and Zoning = 1 open ETJ seat
- Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee = 5 open seats
- Water Partnership = 13 open seats
- Wake Forest Board of Adjustment= 1 open ETJ seat
- Wake Forest Planning and Zoning Board = 1 open ETJ seat
- Yates Mill Park Advisory Board = 2 open seats
January 2025
Applications due by December 19, 2024
Appointments made January 6, 2025
*Vacancies for this board are:
- Alliance Health: 1 open seat = Commissioner appointee (1)
- Historic Preservation Commission = 4 open seats
- Housing Authority = 2 open seats
- Human Services Board = 2 open seats
- Juvenile Crime Prevention Council = 7 open seats
- Raleigh Durham Airport Authority = 2 open seats