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Originally Posted by Steely Dan
chicago already sort of has that with its designated "community areas", though they don't hold much actual political power.
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The City of Los Angeles has something similar, I guess. Back in 2002, Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley both had secession movements to form their own respective cities, complaining that the City of LA was too big and their areas were not getting the attention that they needed. Their proposals made it to the election ballot, but ultimately voters rejected both secessions. But, LA City government got the hint, and as a consolation, formed neighborhood councils, which don't really have any real political power, but act as advisory boards who advocate for their respective communities.
Here's a list of them, and there are a lot of them:
https://empowerla.org/councils/
And here's a map of the neighborhood councils; note the gray areas, which are separate cities and three unincorporated County areas (Universal City, the VA Hospital campus on the Westside, and Marina del Rey):
