Some members feel they don't know the organization, or the people within the organization well enough to participate. Others fear they aren't experts in genealogy and would rather let someone else be the leader. We are all students, learning from each other. In talking with the speakers at our workshops, I've found that they feel they learn something new each time they speak. I'm too busy.
Many hands make light work.
If we all pitch in, the workload for each of us is a little less and takes less time. Generally, committees meet once a month for a couple of hours. I don't have ancestors from Boone County. By helping the local soiciety, you help members from all over the country do their research. He's doing data entry on a cemetery book which will contain your ancestors.