...it sounds like your problem there is that you're competent and reliable. You do that, and they'll always keep asking you for stuff.

The last local democratic party event I went to was "The state senator who lives down the street is having a free barbecue for party members, want to walk and get dinner?" It was okay but on the block-long walk back we found the dessicated remains of our cat (gone missing and mourned three months ago) in a ditch, so I have bad memories attached. :P

"Go for the stories" is always a good reason though, hmm. I mean, even the dead cat is a story.