I might have missed the point of the position myself then. I had assumed these were "Directors in Training" who would help out, advise and be available in an emergency.

Loading up a large Board for a collector's club like ours doesn't make alot of sense (to me). I imagine its hard enough getting 5 people with full-times lives together for meetings. If the club had to herd seven voting members every time an issue came up, that seems overkill.

I don't think we need to overcomplicate the club's governance. Having a couple junior members to help on the side seems okay. If they can't make a meeting, oh well.