Since there are probably many people on this list who are not familiar with the process of recruiting 'appointed' trustees to the WMF board, it's best I provide some information here. By way of background, please see this page to understand the composition of board members and how they are selected: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees

In my case, the process began with Achal giving my name to the Nominations Committee, after which I went through the following steps (as did other candidates, although I don't know who they were or are):

-A phone interview with a headhunter or recruitment firm

-In-person interviews at the WMF office in San Francisco with three board members (Michael Snow, then board chair; Kat Walsh; Stu West) and the executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation, Sue Gardner

-Skype interview with board member Jimmy Wales

I was then invited to be on the WMF board in March 2010. I remember this process well, since even though I serve on other non-profit boards, I had never gone through such an extensive and rigorous selection process before this.

The board positions are unpaid; all of us serve in a volunteer capacity.

Best and hope this throws some light on the WMF trustee selection process. Just so people know, there is currently a vacancy on the board and another search process is underway.
 
Bishakha