Actually not quite true, theres always been a running thread for gallery moderators that anyone can apply to see
Gallery Moderators
Anyone with a willingness to spend time to learn the gallery and work with the community to help make dat a better place is welcome to apply. We usually only have people wanting to just moderate furries apply so the thread doesn't get alot of attention.
It's not a difficult task, just a bit time consuming and sometimes really repetitive (and sometimes it really gets annoying) but in the end its a worthwhile and fun thing to do... Plus you get the satisfaction of knowing that you're helping out.
~ichigo