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2. Remember, there are (a) lots of applicants getting good grades applying/competing for these law firm jobs; and (b) lots of applicants who have joined/contributed to a society or their leadership. With a good firm, you could just as easily have 10 or 15 society/committee presidents/convenors/leaders applying for an internship, PPO or whatever, so the firms aren't spoilt for choice.
3. This means that if you take the advice of joining somewhere you really enjoy and that is meaningful (so not just any random old tired committee which would be better off being put out of its misery), you have to set yourself apart there, too; you have to do some really boss work that you can talk about in your interviews or applications.