However, by the time of World War II (if not before), politics, at least in the federal sphere, was no longer regarded as sinecure for well-intentioned part-timers.
[si'-ne-kure ] An enjoyment of the money attached to a benefice without having the trouble of the cure; also applied to any office to which a salary is attached without any duties to perform (Latin, sine cura, without cure, or care )
A sinecure is a job for which you receive payment but which does not involve much work or responsibility. She found him an exalted sinecure as a Fellow of the Library of Congress. a job which you get paid for even though you do not have to do very much work (sine cura )
\SY-ni-kyoor; SIN-i-kyoor\, noun: Any office or position which requires or involves little or no responsibility, labor, or active service