Why do you need to wait to be elected? Help shine light on things, help the Council coordinate/minute/communicate meetings, help moderate the tone of all parties....
To be clear, again, I do not think the long-running "Ask the Council" thread is where brainstorming should be happening. It was intended for one off questions, or to point the council at a different thread (possibly on a different medium). Wide-ranging discussions should be being held on their own thread, and highlighted so that people who don't review all threads on TMO regularly can participate.