<p>It certainly won’t hurt to have either of those positions. Simple membership in these clubs are usually not worth very much, because lower positions don’t require a lot of commitment. However, becoming the president of either of those shows that you have put some time and effort into the activity.</p>
<p>I personally feel that student council is more of a popularity contest than NHS. The students involved in NHS tend to make wiser voting decisions (at least in my school) than the class as a whole. I’ve seen the most ridiculous students running for positions in student council, but my class had very worthy candidates for NHS.</p>