BUT - Why should such a question arise regarding a Parish Council? -- not any sort of religious committee, but a sort of sub-committee of the County Council or other local authority, which deals with such matters as street lighting, making sure that front gardens are properly looked after, and the functioning of the Parish Hall. Are you sure it wasn't a Parochial Church Council ~ i.e. the committee elected by the practising communicant congregation who regularly attend the Parish Church {Anglican}, and which is concerned with the administration of The Parish Church? - which is not the same thing at all.

~M~

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL -
Not to be confused with Civil parishes in England.
The parochial church council (PCC), is the executive body of a Church of England parish.