Hi all,
congratulations on the process! That looks very good.
A short comment on the board votes: In WMCH we have a "president" which is being elected seperately from the board members and this person has the deciding vote, should there be a tie. Just a suggestion. From the KISS point of view I like your version - with the odd number of board members - better, because there has been ongoing discussions on the best way of electing the president to not interfere with the board elections.
In Austria we have dedicated board seats: President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Vice-Treasurer, Secretary, Vice-Secretary, plus two Advisors.
While having advisor seats makes the board more flexible (especially if you allow the board to appoint people as needed, without a fixed number that has to be elected) I wouldn't recommend to fix the board positions as we do in WMAT. During the candidate introduction / nomination you can still stress on the fact that the candidates need to fill all roles needed and later assign the tasks among board members.
/Manuel