When I was in university, the state I lived in paid $0.50 / mile for travel to jury, in addition to some trivial daily rate.

I was called for jury duty via email sent to my home when I was studying abroad for a semester, 4,500 miles away.

Unbeknownst to me, my parents requested an excuse from jury duty on my behalf because I was out of the country, which upset me, as I was hoping for the 9,000 * $0.50 in travel allowance...

Seemed like so much money at the time!