State Board, Council, and Committee Vacancies

July 7, 2025 — The Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State (OSS) is providing notice that various state boards, councils, committees, and task forces are accepting applications for open seats.

New vacancies are listed below. See the complete list of 480 seats on the OSS Open Positions webpage. Click on the hyperlinks to learn more about boards and their respective positions. Or use the search fields to search for a specific board or position.

NEWEST VACANCIES

Minnesota Board of Social Work
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Public Member

Minnesota e-Health Advisory Committee
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Local Public Health

Palliative Care Advisory Council
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Care Coordinators
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Licensed Health Professionals
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Physician
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Social Worker

Real Estate Appraisal Advisory Board
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Licensed Real Estate Appraiser and Real Estate Broker or Salesperson

Subcommittee on Children's Mental Health
Vacancies: 1 Seat - County Commissioner

Task Force on Mandatory Minimum Sentences
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Expert on Other State's Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Laws and Practices
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Statewide Civil Rights Organization Representative
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Victims’ Rights Organization Representative
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Person Who Served a Mandatory Minimum Sentence or is Directly Related to Someone Who Did

Some of these boards are accepting applications for multiple seats. Use the links above to see which seats are posted and to submit an application.

Minnesotans who apply for a seat within twenty-one days of its initial posting are assured full consideration by the appointing authority. The final day of the twenty-one-day posting period is listed next to each seat on the Open Positions webpage.

• Board staff can answer questions about applying for a seat.
• Appointing authorities are organizations that review applications and decide who to appoint to vacant seats.
• You may apply for a seat after the twenty-one-day posting period but keep in mind that an appointing agency may have finished reviewing applications by that time.
• Applications remain active for one year unless withdrawn by the applicant.
• During that year, applications to a board may be considered for any vacancy on that board.

QUESTIONS

Send questions about application timelines, special requirements, or amending applications to the board staff member listed on a board's Office of Minnesota Secretary of State (OSS) webpage.

Here's how to find board staff members:

1. On the OSS Boards & Commissions website, search for the board's name under the blue Boards & Commissions tab.
2. Click on the blue hyperlink for that board.
3. On the board's website, look for a board staff member's name, phone, and email link on the right-hand side under CONTACT.

Minnesotans are encouraged to become involved in their communities by serving on one of Minnesota's 284 Open Appointments boards, councils, task forces, and advisory councils.  

Based on Minnesota's Open Appointments Laws, the Secretary of State (OSS) acts as an administrator in publishing board vacancies, receiving applications, and recording appointments. OSS does not screen applicants or provide input on who to appoint.