The Pavilion at Star Lake, a 23,000-seat outdoor amphitheater that hosts many of the Pittsburgh area's headlining concerts, is located near Burgettstown.

Burgettstown is surrounded entirely by Smith Township, which includes the nearby communities of Joffre, Bulger, Cherry Valley, Atlasburg, Slovan, Langeloth, Eldersville, Florence, Paris, and Studa.

Burgettstown has an elected mayor and five-member city council, who serve four year terms and meet monthly.

The current city council members are Annie Hull (council-vice president) Ken McKinney,(Council President) Gary Manges, James Smith, Ronald Allison, Jr.[10][needs update] Burgettstown is split between two congressional districts: Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district, represented by Republican Guy Reschenthaler.

Burgettstown Community Library is the home of the Ft. Vance Historical Society and the Washington-Greene County chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.