Seems the IC system of acquiring a Prefect seat is pretty antiquated for the time when PC directors were still being debated by the DM staff.
Is there anything that can be done to alter this so Prefects actually exist in EFU on a PC level or is this more of a "Should be pursued IC" thing?
This is something that is being looked at currently, but could certainly be approached IC.
As a suggestion from someone who spent a very long time working with the Prefect system, and dealing with the lack of prefects:
Make it a rank given to Spellguard Agents, Clerks, Watcher Sergeants or Watcher Investigators, like an add on. That way pursuing the position doesn't mean leaving your organization.