Members of the Alaska Workforce Investment Board listed in or appointed under AS 23.15.550(a), including a designee of a member attending in place of the member, serve without compensation but are entitled to per diem and travel expenses authorized by law for boards and commissions under AS 39.20.180. Nonvoting members of the board appointed under AS 23.15.550(b) serve without compensation and are not entitled to per diem and travel expenses. A commissioner appointed under AS 23.15.550(a)(2) or the commissioner's designee is entitled to per diem and travel expenses as a state employee.