They are volunteers and as such they are supposed to control the public broadcasters, nine ARD stations, ZDF and Deutschlandradio. This is how the tasks of the more than 600 committee members on broadcasting and administrative boards have been defined for many years. In return, you generally receive a monthly expense allowance. There is also attendance fees. At the broadcasters, they are supposed to monitor the program, but also control the finances. This is about three-digit million, sometimes billion, budgets that the individual broadcasters have available each year.
Supervision in public broadcasters: The new plans for the RBB – Media
