Section 911 - Political subdivision employes(a) Service performed after December 31, 1977, in the employ of any of the instrumentalities or any political subdivision of this Commonwealth or any of its instrumentalities or any instrumentality of more than one of the foregoing or any instrumentality which is jointly owned by this Commonwealth or a political subdivision thereof and one or more other states or political subdivisions of this or other states provided that such service is excluded from "employment" as defined in the Federal Unemployment Tax Act by section 3306(c)(7) of that act and is not excluded from "employment" undersection 4(l)(4) of this act, shall be deemed to constitute employment subject to this act with the exceptions hereinafter set forth insection 1201(b).(b)(2) Inmates of custodial or penal institutions who receive compensation for services rendered therein.(3) All department heads and members of boards and commissions, appointed by the Governor with or without the consent of one or both branches of the General Assembly.(4) Members of a legislative body, or members of the judiciary, of the Commonwealth or a political subdivision.(5) Individuals employed as part of any unemployment work-relief or work-training program assisted or financed in whole or in part by any Federal agency or an agency of a State or political subdivision thereof, by an individual receiving such work relief or work training.(6) Students employed as defined in section 4(l)(4)(10)(B) and (C).(7) Members of the State National Guard or Air National Guard.(8) Employes serving on a temporary basis in case of fire, storm, snow, earthquake, flood or similar emergency.(9) Individuals serving in positions which, under or pursuant to the laws of this Commonwealth, are designated as (i) a major nontenured policymaking or advisory position, or (ii) a policymaking position the performance of the duties of which ordinarily does not require more than eight hours per week.(c) An authority instituted by a borough, city, county, school district, town or township, or by two or more of such subdivisions of the commonwealth, as a separate governmental entity at the local government level shall be deemed, for purposes of this article, a separate political subdivision.1936, Second Ex.Sess., Dec. 5, P.L. (1937) 2897, art. XII, § 1201, added 1971, Sept. 27, P.L. 460, No. 108, § 20. Amended 1977, July 6, P.L. 41, No. 22, § 12, effective 1/1/1978; 1977, Dec. 22, P.L. 353, No. 107, § 2, effective 1/1/1978.