For the last five years, our counselors have been volunteering at College Summit, a program that helps under-resourced students apply and get accepted to college. And one of the things I like best about them is that you don't need any experience with college admissions to volunteer.
Each workshop is staffed by experienced college counselors who handle the admissions advising. But volunteer "writing coaches" help the students find their best stories for college essays. College Summit trains you in their system, so you don't need any experience with college admissions, teaching, writing or editing. All you need is a willingness to help and a desire to do a good job. At the workshops I've attended, the writing coaches have ranged from a high school English teacher, to a retired police officer, to a director of a Jewish community center, to an engineer for the city of Los Angeles.
So if you're a counselor, you can lend your college counseling skills to a group of kids who really need them. But if you've never been involved with the college admissions process and would like to do something to help good kids find their way to college, look into being a writing coach. You can find out more about all of College Summit's volunteer opportunities here.