Burlington real estate broker Ernie Pomerleau will serve as chairman of the Boston Federal Reserve’s New England Advisory Council.

The council is made up of small and mid-sized business leaders who advise the Federal Reserve on business concerns.

Members advise the bank on economic trends as seen through their companies, according to a news release from the Boston Fed.

“I am grateful to Ernie for his commitment to public service,” Boston fed President Eric Rosengren said in a statement. “The conversations we have at the NEAC meetings are among the many ways the Boston Fed stays connected to the business community, and helps inform the perspectives that I share when I attend the Federal Open Market Committee meetings in Washington.”

NEAC members rotate every 2-3 years, and attend quarterly meetings at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, the release said. The next meeting of the NEAC is Sept. 3.