Town Councils are the first tier of local government and are statutory bodies.Also known as Local Councils, which is a universal term for community, neighbourhood, parish and town councils. 

They serve electorates and are independently elected and raise their own precept (a form of council tax). There are 10,000 local councils in England with over 30% of the country parished and 100,000 councillors who serve in these local councils, with over £1b being invested into these communities every year.

Read more at https://www.nalc.gov.uk/about-local-councils

 An amount of your Council Tax is collected on behalf of each parish to pay for services such as cemeteries, playing fields, and open spaces. You can view the precept information for your area.