So… Meaningful community service generally would involve spending time with someone who could benefit from it. Where I live, it is hard for young people do volunteer time in places where it would be most needed without being accompanied by an adult. And even then, there are age limits. This can make service very tricky unless there is a parent who doesn’t work or has,lots of flexibility and can fit this in with other driving obligations the child (and siblings) has. I think most admissions folks recognized that “volunteering” the resources of a parent for a charity for what it is.
Don’t get me wrong - I think an AO will be happy to see volunteer efforts on an app but I don’t think that an app without them is necessarily lacking for a 14 year old. That was what I was responding to.