Back in civilian life he worked in the plastics industry and, on a voluntary basis, comforted terminally ill hospice patients.

We held a general meeting and then sent out a notice, making it clear that it was all on a voluntary basis.

But, from that point, it will be on an informal and voluntary basis without the constraint of irrevocable commitment to some higher political entity.

In fact I'm doing it on a purely voluntary basis, so there's no charge to the public purse.

A council was elected, my appointment as leader was confirmed and a treasurer and secretary elected, all on a voluntary basis.