The Boule was an advisory citizen body of the Athenian democracy. Members had to be over 30 and citizens could serve on it twice, which was more than other elected offices. There were either 400 or 500 members of the boule, who were selected by lot in equal number by each of the ten tribes. The Athenians developed a variety of techniques to limit corruption in this office.

In addition to the Boule, there was an Assembly to which the citizens of all of Attica were welcome -- although time constraints probably limited availability from the countryside, and a judiciary branch of government.

• Boule
• Assembly - Ecclesia
• Trying Neaira