box seat

noun3

1. •
   A seat among a group of seats in an enclosure, as at a theater or stadium.

   • He's got a box seat. We're in the bleachers.
2. •
   A favorable vantage point.

   • His desk afforded him a box seat to see who spoke to whom at the watercooler.
3. •
   (historical) A coachbox.