Pages with Categories

Hello, I’m just starting to play with Pages. I’ve read trough the Wiki codex and I can’t find the answer to what I’m looking for.

I’d like to create a Page that acts like a Category Archive, but has some added information. I also want it to have a slightly different layout/order than my Category Archives, so I can play with one archive’s layout and leave the others intact.

Is it possible to create a Page Template that will list the posts in a Category; i.e. a page that acts like a Category Archive, but doesn’t actually reference the archive.php file?

Thanks