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So I'm making my Armies on Parade board, and I'm not sure how to apply things like PVA glue for basing, black paint for basecoats etc. Can I use a spray bottle for both the basing and basecoats?

You can use a watered down glue for the basing material, depending on what it is you are putting down.

I used cork and small rocks on my board and used super glue to attach that, but the sand I used PVA glue watered down a bit to spread it on easier.

You can use a spray can to basecoat, not sure I would use a spray bottle, don't think that would work to well.

spray bottles really more for mixing your PVA with water to seal your display board or terrain feature (like flocking)

For a base coat on terrain, I usually just use craft acrylics and a larger brush. You could also use a rattle can (that kind of spray can) if your weather permits though. You don't need to use a really fancy brand either, just a regular matte Krylon or something would work fine.

Otherwise to apply PVA (like to put rocks down, or cork pieces), I'll use an old brush, or just my finger, a bit. I wouldn't use the PVA full strength for sand though as it tends to make a lump of the sand, then really.

For stuff like flock or other light materials, I usually use again my old brush, and my watered down PVA and apply it directly to the board, then cover the area with whatever material I'm going to use. Once it's all done and dry then you can add a good spritz of watered PVA from your spray bottle mixture, to help it stay down and to seal it.

Hope this helps some!

If you're using any kind of foam in your board, don't use spray. It will melt foam. If you cover the board with a thick layer of latex paint you might be ok, but I've sprayed on foam covered with thick paint and still felt a tiny bit of melting under the surface.

For painting of terrain pieces I use craft paint. For boards I just go to my local hardware store and buy either a quart or a gallon of latex housepaint in the color I will need. They will match any color you bring in. A quart of house paint 4-9 bucks and often you can find gallons of paint on sale for $10.