Message Boards and Forums

Hyper Boards

This is a free message board host that features a number of customizations features such as skinning and custom menus. Polls, smilies, and UBB codes are supported. See the website for a demo and full list of features.

Forum for Free

This is a phpBB based service with support for private forums, polls, private messaging, email notification, user and forum management.

Best Free Forums

Best Free Forums offers free forum hosting. Phpbb software is used.

ProBoards.com

You can get your own free, totally customizable message board for your Web site. Board is hosted at your own subdomain (http://YOUR-NAME.proboards.com)

ezboard.com

For Community Creators, ezboard has the best online tools for complete customization and a powerful feature set.(their website claim)

World Crossing

World Crossing is the fast, easy, and free way to add forums, message boards or chat rooms to your Web site customized to match the look of your site.

Invision Free

InvisionFree is for those looking for a feature filled board with prompt support at no cost. The setup of your board takes only a few moments and frees you from the hassle of installing software

bravenet.com

Bravenet offers a wide variety of web services including free boards.

bb.bbboy.net/

Free board support by advertising.

Amazing Forums

Free customizable forum.