TITLE: Finite index subgroups of the mapping class group with geometric meaning
QUESTION [5 upvotes]: I have got a question that is perhaps not precise in a mathematical sense. 
Is there a classification of all coverings of the moduli space of Riemann surfaces which are moduli spaces themselves, that is, they parametrize some geometric structure on a surface.

REPLY [2 votes]: I doubt there is a "classification", but there are some interesting examples. Two which come to mind: Harer's description of the moduli space of a Riemann surface with spin structure; and Torelli space.  
EDIT: Oops, I forgot to read your title, I just read the text. Torelli space is an infinite rank covering of moduli space.