These days there is the mayor and then the city manager (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_manager https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_manager). As an introvert

These days there is the mayor and then the city manager (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_manager https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_manager). As an introvert and possibly engineering-minded person (broad generalization based on being on HN) maybe city manager is more your speed?