Running boards are more important than most people give credit. They can save your paint, and save your driver's side seat foam. There'a thick 'bar' (for lack of a better term) that goes around the seat under the foam. People slide in and out and it pinches the foam on that bar. Eventually it wears out the side of the foam and the seat cover. If you look at a lot of these Rams' you'll see damaged drivers-side seat foam/covers.
So, if you have good running boards and train yourself how to get in and out putting the least 'wear' on the seat edge, the seat will look good for a long time. I know, because thats how my truck was when I got it. I bought a new foam and seat cover from Mopar.... Now I'm in the hunt for the right running boards.
Unlike a 4x4, you can probably lift the front of yours w/o wearing the front end as much. That's one nice thing about a 2wd.
Happy motoring!!!