Hi Michael,
You're right. The best "club" I ever belonged to, and it was an AMA club, didn't have any officers, meetings, politics, committee's, grass cutting, field maintenance, etc. AMA didn't' care as long as the charter fee was sent in every year. We paid the fellow who leased the property and he did all the above, all we did was fly! And we had two picnic's every year for the families.
It was great!
Jon