I would disagree (I will admit that Brooks is my Ala Representative and generally agree with him).
I think the job of being a Representative used to be pretty simple, and laid back. In the past decade? Much less so, with lobbyists and citizens on your back twenty-four hours a day. You have to continually worry about the next election (every two years) and where the campaign money will come from, or if you will face some primary challenge.
I would serve without pay and term limit myself to two terms.