Sec. 385a. (1) An individual is eligible for election as an officer to the legislative body of a metropolitan district if the individual is a citizen of the United States and is a qualified and registered elector of the metropolitan district the individual seeks to represent by the filing deadline. (2) A metropolitan district officer's term of office is prescribed by the metropolitan district act, 1929 PA 312, MCL 119.1 to 119.18.