More important are board members who bring a wide range of valuable expertise to the board. Law, finance/accounting, business, entrepreneurial, process or organisational management, communications, fundraising, and compliance are just some examples of the critical skillsets which bring effective representation to nonprofit boards.
It is an unfortunate circumstance that we don’t always get to be choosy regarding who shows up for board service, especially in smaller organisations. Here it is best to extract the cream from the crop of applicants.