I think you would be mad not to be on the EC. The level of your involvement and the role that you play is to a large part up to you, for example you don’t have to be secretary or Chair unless you want to be. The thing is, if you are on the EC you will know what is going on, and you will have a say in decisions that are made.
I have been on the EC of our building for the whole time I have lived here, and I am the secretary. There have been times when I have wanted to throw in the towel – I have been abused and insulted, I have been landed with piles of work that nobody else can be bothered doing, only rarely have I been thanked for progressing things. I don’t really care any more, I am protecting my asset.