You can totally just destroy your skateboard with everyday riding. You can skate on dirt, over rocks, over cracks, throw it against the wall, ollie on it, etc, and the board will still hold up. The ONLY thing on a skateboard that needs some sort of maintenance are your bearings.
The common misconception is that bearings make you skate faster. Straight up, this isn't true. You can call me stupid, you can deny it, but it just isn't true. You might think that buying Bones Ceramics (these cost a bajillion dollars) will make you skate faster than someone, but I could probably blow right by you with generic bearings. The speed at which your bearings spin, how lubricated they are, and what type they are really only matters when you're at high speeds. Everyday pushing, nah, it won't matter. So save your money and just buy some Bones Reds.
Back to maintenance; rain, dirt, and everyday wear and tear can corrode your bearings. Rain will rust your bearings, dirt will slow down your balls, and everyday usage will shorten the life span. This is why, you should definitely clean your bearings whenever you have the free time.
If you wanna learn how to clean skateboard bearings, read this article:
http://www.tvlesson.com/article/13346_how-to-clean-skateboard-bearings.html
This video resembles most what I typed up, and is probably the most effective way to clean bearings:
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