They served without compensation and acted as an advisory board.
The purpose of the committee is to act as a fact-finding board.
That way the wood acts as a sounding board, and any noise made inside is magnified a hundred times.
They have made my commute more fun, and acted as a sounding board for column ideas.
More generally, any hard surface can act as a sound board.
Our position is we don't act as a board of censorship.
As well, it can act as a sounding board and coordinator on many issues of common concern.
The council has fourteen members, elected for four years, and acts as an advisory board, primarily related to other public agencies.
The Shoora was to act as a board of advisors to the President.
While such meetings do not necessarily set a political agenda, they act as a sounding board for a broad spectrum of public opinion.