71 Pa. Stat. § 581-8
In each planning and service area, an advisory council of at least fifteen members shall be appointed to advise the area agency with regard to the needs of older persons residing in the planning and service area and the area agency's responses to those needs. The composition and responsibility of the area agency advisory council shall be consistent with the provisions of the Federal Older Americans Act of 1965 and the regulations of the department. As a minimum, these regulations shall require that each council be composed of a majority of persons above the age of sixty. Such councils shall be given the maximum possible opportunity to influence local programs and policies and advocacy roles within area agency programs and local communities. Area agencies shall provide advisory councils with the funds necessary to carry out their functions.
71 P.S. § 581-8