A person who's been appointed to a position by a company or organisation but doesn't have a contract or receive regular payment may be an office-holder.
This includes: statutory appointments, such as registered company directors or secretaries, board members of statutory bodies, or crown appointments
An office-holder is a person who has a specific political or business-related position, such as:
*An
incumbent
The incumbent is the current holder of an office or position, usually in relation to an election. In an election for president, the incumbent is the person holding or acting in the office of president before the election, whether seeking re-ele ...
politician
*An
employee
Employment is a relationship between two parties regulating the provision of paid labour services. Usually based on a contract, one party, the employer, which might be a corporation, a not-for-profit organization, a co-operative, or any ot ...
* Other
official
An official is someone who holds an office (function or mandate, regardless whether it carries an actual working space with it) in an organization or government and participates in the exercise of authority, (either their own or that of their su ...
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