Do you work with a specific community or organization, or just take opportunities as they come up?
What type of volunteer work do you like to do? Do you like the stuff where you are just a warm body - someone to hold a sign or greet people? Or more involved tasks that are more like professional work? What about shudders door knocking?
I was a member of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary for 10 years. It’s a branch of the USCG made up entirely of civilian volunteers. We train to perform many of the same things the USCG does with the exception of law enforcement. I’ve done everything from tow broken down boats to searching for missing boats/people to escorting warships and tankers through harbors to providing security at fireworks and tall ship parades.