Well, than one at least comes apart. You might be able to revive it.
I found this link in a similar Apple discussion question from 2010:
http://192.197.62.35/staff/bgracey/prokeyboardrepair.html
I just checked and the site is still up. The same pages are also available here:
http://technology.niagarac.on.ca/people/bgracey/prokeyboardrepair.html
Same author, and both have decent illustrations.
There are M7803s on eBay for around US$12 if something goes awry during the cleaning process. If you find you need a new board, however, I would consider the A1048:
It superseded the M7803 and is, IMHO, the best of the "pre-aluminum" boards. The USB ports are on the back next to the cable and I find this more convenient and less cluttering. Nice key feel, too. My wife had a late-model eMac that shipped with this board and, when we upgraded her to an Intel iMac, she refused to give up the old board because it worked for her much better that the newer "flat-key" versions.