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Small communities raise unavoidable boundary challenges. Dual relationships are not automatically unethical, but they require careful evaluation of risks to professional judgment, client welfare, and confidentiality. The social worker should analyze potential harms (power differentials, perceived favoritism, inadvertent disclosure in public settings), benefits (community service), and the feasibility of protective measures (role clarity, informed consent about limits, avoiding case discussion). Consultation with a supervisor/ethics resource and documentation of the analysis are essential. If risks cannot be mitigated—e.g., frequent unavoidable contact or influence over decisions affecting the client—the social worker should decline the board role to protect the therapeutic relationship. Option A ignores boundary complexities. Option B places decision-making burden on the client and does not resolve conflicts of interest. Option D oversimplifies; client preference does not remove the clinician’s ethical duty to avoid conflicts. Thoughtful risk-benefit analysis with consultation, followed by declining when risks remain unmanageable, reflects best practice.