Vacancies on State Boards

December 22, 2025 — The Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State (OSS) is providing notice that several state boards, councils, committees, and task forces have recently started accepting applications for open seats.

New vacancies are listed below. See the complete list of 713 seats on the OSS Open Positions webpage. Use the search fields to find a specific board or position. Or click on the hyperlinks below to learn more about boards and their respective positions.

If position descriptions aren't listed for the seats you'd like to apply to, contact the board staff for more information on member duties, qualifications, required application material, and more. See the Request Information section below for tips on contacting board staff.

NEWEST VACANCIES

Active Transportation Advisory Committee
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Greater Minnesota District Members

Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, And Interior Design
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Licensed Architect

Community Solutions Advisory Council
Vacancies: 2 Seats - Latino and Latina Minnesotans with an ethnic heritage from Mexico, a country in Central or South America, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, or Puerto Rico Members

Human Services Performance Council
Vacancies: 1 Seat - Tribal Government Representative/Communities of Color Representative

These boards may be accepting applications for several positions. 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• Applications remain active for one year unless withdrawn by the applicant.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.

Request Information About Open Seats

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

Here's how to contact board staff:

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 the board staff 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 289 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 by maintaining the Boards & Commissions website for board staff to publish board vacancies, receive applications, and record appointments. OSS does not screen applicants or provide input on who to appoint.