I've asked for the reasons to mix those two totally different type of seats in 2021 on
the discussion page of the board[1], but I never got any answer besides ''the
board decided this way'', which is in no way a valid decision process for
community matters in the Wikiverse.
I've asked again on the page, where such things should appear at first, the board
election committee[2], where to find the process for the election of the affiliate
seats.
The mix-up of those two very distinct type of seats is in no way useful, nor has it
anywhere discussed with the ultimate ruler of the Wikiverse, the community.
I'd rather see any answers on-wiki in those two threads then here, in this slightly
off-wiki venue of a mailing list.
Grüße vom Sänger
[1]:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees…
[2]:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/Board_e…