Hello community, just for giving you an example of how these things are handled on other projects, this is how The Document Foundation - TDF (LibreOffice) addressed this topic. This is obviously a shot summary and I can expand it more if you are interested. ;) TDF has 3 official bodies: the Membership Committee, the Board of Directors, the Board of Trustees. 1) The Board of Trustees is the group of official members. The members are the unique ones that can vote for the elections of Board of Directors and Membership Committee. The membership is renewed every year and for being a member is required to be an active contributor. The membership is a mandatory requirement for running for Board of Directors and Membership Committee. 2) Membership Committee (MC) is the official body handling the membership (new and renewal). The MC oversees what the Board is also doing and checks that the decisions taken are in line with the statutes. For being elected in the MC it's mandatory to be a member of the Board of Trustees. The MC is re-elected every 2 years. A MC member can't be elected also in the BoD at the same time. The MC is running and overseeing the BoD elections. 3) Board of Directors (BoD). For being elected in the BoD it's mandatory to be a member of the Board of Trustees. The BoD is re-elected every 2 years. A BoD member can't be elected also in the MC. The BoD is running and overseeing the MC elections. - https://www.documentfoundation.org/governance/bodies/ - https://www.documentfoundation.org/foundation/statutes/ My two cents, Marina -- Marina Latini openSUSE Board: deneb_alpha www.documentfoundation.org www.libreitalia.org