Ballot papers do not define leaders. Leadership is defined by conviction, vision, passion and inspiration.
Authority confined in you does not make you a leader. It is the authority created by you that makes you influence people with your purpose.
The fact that people are in positions does not justify the means that they are leaders. A leader can be blind and to know this, check his sense of vision.
Your title is what you are; your visions are who you are. When you know who you are, then you will know where you can be useful most.