If you are a resident of the City of Pleasant Hill and are interested in serving on a board or commission, please complete and submit our Boards and Commissions Application. Descriptions: Board of Zoning Adjustment - hears and decides appeals when an applicant requests an exception to the Unified Development Code. City Council/Mayor - the city's legislative and policy making body made up of elected officials (unless a vacancy occurs in which an appointment process occurs). Community Betterment - City's appointment to a 501(c)3 focused on enhancing the community through volunteerism, property management, and special projects Historic Preservation -promotes the protection and enhancement of buildings, structures or land improvements of special historic, aesthetic