If you're applying for the free handouts, then I'll let you know that there really aren't any worth noting.
Unless all you want is a colored name, in which case, I guess you can get a colored name by being a valuable part of an important staff group where you get to interact with lots of people and hopefully not become mortal enemies of any of them. If all you want is the colored name though, you probably won't make it through trial (and thus never get a colored name).
Joining the staff teams is a good way to make yourself heard and to make things happen. Please feel free to bring your new and interesting ideas to the table, feel free to try and make interesting things happen. If you actually want to get something done, and to actually make things happen, then you're a lot more likely to get recognition and respect from both staff and the community.