What are your thoughts about being called in for jury duty?

This has been a hot topic among my family recently, and ironically, my fiancé received a summons last week. I’ve personally never been called for jury duty yet. And I pray that I never do. I tend to become very anxious about new social situations. It took me a long time to even go in and pay for my own gas at a gas station. Don’t ask. But all this jury talk got me thinking. Why should a person who has no interest in serving on a jury be forced into it? Doesn’t that make it worse for the person on trial? I certainly wouldn’t want to be the poor guy that was innocent but had such a bitter and pissed off jury that they sent me to jail for life. Shouldn’t the courts hire a bunch of willing participants who get paid a good amount of money (not a lousy $40 a day) to do this job on a permanent basis? Why take unwilling people from their much needed daily jobs and force them into serving? I know there are some people who look at this as a fun learning experience and actually enjoy it. But for others, like myself, they dread being called! My social anxiety is one issue. Thankfully, going to jury duty wouldn’t hurt me financially because I am currently unemployed anyway. But for my fiancé, being pulled out of his real job and forced into duty for $40 a day was unreasonable. We couldn’t have survived for long on that amount. The other problem I’ve seen from some trials is the length they go on for and the toll it takes on some people. Many need counseling afterwards (for gruesome murder trials, etc). And the courts don’t pay for that counseling! I just see so many issues with this system. What is your opinion? Is there any better ways the courts could go about selecting people for jury duty? Or is the current system the best way?