He also chaired Gjøvik's school board, and was deputy chair of the supervisory council of Kommunenes Filmcentral and Norsk Film.
Handal became a member of the board of the Union of Norwegian Cities in 1946, and was a board member of Kommunale Kinomatografers Landsforbund from 1947 to 1954 and Kommunenes Filmcentral from 1947 to 1954.