Banquette

n.	1.	A bench or seat for passengers on the top of a diligence or other public vehicle. My brother-in-law . . . took refuge in the banquette. - Mrs. Howe.
	1.	(Fort.) A raised way or foot bank, running along the inside of a parapet, on which musketeers stand to fire upon the enemy.
	2.	(Arch.) A narrow window seat; a raised shelf at the back or the top of a buffet or dresser.

Noun

1.

banquette - an upholstered bench

bench