And you'd be surprised how many people that statement will piss off. (Or maybe not.)
I've been on the BOD of one club for about seven years. We are constantly asking the members for help with projects, committees, or ideas for programs at meetings. We have about 120 members; how many offers or suggestions do you think we receive per year? (Try one or two if we're lucky.)

We get about 20 to 25 people at any given meeting, so your 8 is about the same ratio. Just so you know, I've belonged to quite a few organizations, professional and otherwise; active participation is 5 to 10%, meeting attendance average is 10%! So our RC affiliated clubs pulling 20% attendance is pretty good.
Dennis-