Peter maintains his political interests in a number of ways. He is currently a board member of Baykeepers, a proactive organization which tracks pollution and polluters in the San Francisco Bay and aggressively pursues cessation of damage to the Bay. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, The Screen Actor's Guild, American Federation of Radio and Television Artists, Actor's Equity, and The Player's Club, a professional club for performers and artists in New York City, and in 1997 was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention which he also covered for Mother Jones Magazine