panels

In art, the term refers to wood in the form of broad, thin, flat or sometimes curved pieces as, for example, with paintings on wood. In architecture and other constructive arts, use "panels (surface components" to refer to a panel, whether of wood or another material, that is typically a compartment of a surface either sunken below or raised above the general level, and set in a molding or other border, as in a frame, sometimes of different color or material.