I'm in the same situation. I've wanted to do volunteer work for years but can't find something to do. I once approached the director of a soup kitchen about volunteering and she said the only position available was supervising showers. For men and women.

These problems arise when you do govt “volunteering”. How about just “Helping Out”. Do you not have neighbours who would appreciate a helping hand doings things that have become too hard for them.

Changing light bulbs,
Vacuuming floors
Hanging the washing
Cooking a light meal
Driving to Mass
Weeding and mowing

Use your imagination.

If you volunteer at something like a hospice, you could be expected to witness and maybe even do things that you know are wrong.

If you volunteer at a soup kitchen or a homeless shelter, it's probably run by diocese hacks or some group that says that poverty is about systemic oppression. Even if you manage to do some good, you have to grit your teeth and watch what you say.

What do you do?

Have you had that experience? Nobody has to “witness” but an act of Charity is in itself a witness.
Nobody has to comply with immoral acts.

Don’t look down your nose on those who are actually doing Acts of Charity.

Say you've been blessed to have no need to work a job anymore, have no dependents, are still in OK health and can get around without help. You guess it would be a good idea to give back to others who are worse off. Your friends, neighbors, extended family are all doing fine. Your chapel is focused on saving souls, and people there are too spread out and too busy with other things to keep a regular mutual assistance program going.

If you volunteer at something like a hospice, you could be expected to witness and maybe even do things that you know are wrong. If you volunteer at a soup kitchen or a homeless shelter, it's probably run by diocese hacks or some group that says that poverty is about systemic oppression. Even if you manage to do some good, you have to grit your teeth and watch what you say.

What do you do?

I am in a similar boat, and I have prayed about it.  A couple of scenarios were of interest to me, but they did not come to pass for different reasons.  I continue to keep my eyes open for other opportunities that God may bring to my attention, but so far it seems to me that His answer for now is to focus on my spouse, my home, and my spiritual life. 

Have you prayed about it?

I hate to be so critical, (like Matthew said in the other thread) but morally, hospice is not always a good organization to be affiliated with ( unless you want to be a whistleblower.)

It's not the dying part that troubles me. That isn't a new experience, I went through that enough already. Whistleblowing about something evil doesn't worry me, I'd do that if necessary. The trouble is when you have to deal with people, especially people in charge, who don't believe what Christians do about death. Then it stops being about the dying person who needs the help, and it turns into a challenge between the people still living.

I am in a similar boat, and I have prayed about it.  A couple of scenarios were of interest to me, but they did not come to pass for different reasons.  I continue to keep my eyes open for other opportunities that God may bring to my attention, but so far it seems to me that His answer for now is to focus on my spouse, my home, and my spiritual life. 

Have you prayed about it?

I have prayed about it for months and I'm getting the same answer as you. Sometimes we're not the ones with the mission to go out and fix things outside of our immediate lives. I asked the question because of some of the other topics being written about society and its problems and how much any of us can do about it.  

I have prayed about it for months and I'm getting the same answer as you. Sometimes we're not the ones with the mission to go out and fix things outside of our immediate lives. I asked the question because of some of the other topics being written about society and its problems and how much any of us can do about it. 

Then I think the answer is similar to mine.  The right time and situation will arrive if that is God's Will for you.  

Some thoughts …
 

Your chapel is focused on saving souls, and people there are too spread out and too busy with other things to keep a regular mutual assistance program going.

 
Our Lord Himself made a very direct connection between saving one’s soul, works of charity, and the Corporal Works of Mercy (St. Matthew 25:31-46; This is the Gospel for Monday of the First Week of Lent).  Any chapel, parish, priest, or individual would be rather remiss if they ignore Our Lord’s words, in my humble opinion.
 

If you volunteer at something like a hospice, you could be expected to witness and maybe even do things that you know are wrong.

I have no idea what is meant here.  In my semi-retirement from dairy cows I work for a funeral home and I’m very familiar with hospice.  Where I’m at now we have a dedicated hospice facility, but most choose to have hospice care at home.  Where I lived before all hospice care was provided in the home or a nursing home.  What exactly would a volunteer “witness to?” … I really have no idea.
 

These problems arise when you do govt “volunteering”. 

and
 Could you volunteer at a government run nursing home...

 
There is very little “govt volunteering” other than Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, or something like those.  Almost all opportunities, including the ones mentioned in the first two posts, are with local or locally managed nongovernmental non-profit organizations and churches.  I’ve never heard of a “government run nursing home” outside of the Veterans Administration.  When my mother needed to be at an assisted living facility her last two years I visited or researched all the available local options.  ALL were PRIVATE businesses.  Maybe it’s different where the quoted poster lives.  Still, there are lots of people in those facilities who could use visitors, and there are lots of local organizations who have that apostolate.
 
There are thousands of opportunities, even hundreds in rural areas.  My first thought, if one has a local
traditionalist chapel, would be to organize, however small, a corporal works of mercy lay apostolate.  At first the focus could be on any needs within the chapel community, but it could expand to helping with the broader community, and this would also be a form of evangelization (people see the good work being done by the chapel, are inspired, and seek out more information).
 
Some random ideas:
 
My former parish has a program where people volunteer to take prepared meals (hot or ready to heat up) for several days to those for whom this would be helpful.  This would include when a baby has just been born, someone has just gotten out of the hospital, there has been a death in the family, etc.  They send out an e-mail or text notice of the need, and there is a website for sign up.  I can find out the details of how it works if anyone is seriously interested.
 
In almost every community there usually are groups who knit and/or sew baby clothing and blankets and put together a package to distribute to new mothers in need.  Local hospitals should have this information.
Not every community has a good transit system, especially in rural areas.  There often are volunteers who give rides to those who don’t drive, for shopping, appointments, and so forth.  Many parishes have a program where people give rides to Mass.  At another former parish they arranged to “borrow or rent” (IDK which) a handicapped accessible van from an organization that didn’t use it on Sunday’s, and volunteers would use it to bring people to Mass.
 
Meals on Wheels always needs volunteers.  I wouldn’t understand how anyone could object to the work they do.
 
While I understand that some here wouldn’t want the association, Catholic Charities has Volunteer Chore Services and Senior Companions, which allow many seniors to remain in their own homes.
 
The Red Cross (I was a First Aid and CPR instructor with them, which gave me the opportunity to see all the other things they do).  Where I live they have volunteers who install smoke detectors in homes and apartments at no cost.  They will even come and change the batteries for those who shouldn’t be getting on step stools.  Whenever there is a house or apartment fire there are volunteers on call 24/7 who immediately respond.  They find shelter for those who don’t have family or friends to go to and provide basic needs until the homeowners or renters insurance benefits kick in.  Volunteers also set up shelters in the event of floods and other natural disasters.
 
Habitat for Humanity.  In some areas they don’t just help low income families build a house but also do things like install a wheel chair ramp or rehab an older house so a family won’t need to move.  If one isn’t able to “swing a hammer” many local Habitat groups have surplus building supply shops that need volunteers.
 
The list could go on and on.  If anyone genuinely wants to perform the Corporal Works of Mercy, the appropriate opportunities are everywhere.