Most mutations are neutral..
Some mutations are beneficial, although they might not show up as beneficial until they are in the right environment.
For example, people with a mutation for called 'delta 26' are resistant to aids. People with a double dose of it appear to be immune to the aids virus.
Mind you, it's a rare mutation, and before HIV started being spread in the population, it was totally neutral.. it neither helped nor hindered someone's survival chances.
Now, particularly in africa, this particular gene mutation has a benefit.