Mr. Boyce served eight years as a member of Columbus City Council. Boyce served as Council's President pro tem and chairman of the Finance Committee, a position in which he led efforts to make city government more effective and efficient, and to improve services and save tax dollars. During his tenure on Council, Columbus – the 15th largest city in the nation – established a record of balanced budgets and is the largest city in the country with an AAA Bond Rating from all three major bond rating agencies.

Boyce also served as Executive Director of Knowledge Works Ohio, a non-profit organization created for the sole purpose improving Ohio's public school system through policy development and advocacy.

Prior to Columbus City Council, Boyce served as Chief of Staff for the Ohio House Democratic Caucus, Executive Director of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus, and in the City of Toledo administration during the mid-1990s.