Giving extremely generous donors a board seat is somewhat common practice for charitable organizations in the United States. It's not done as a pure quid pro quo so much as a way to foster a valuable relationship and provide benefits in addition to cash. Wikimedia is a little different in that its most valuable assets have been donated by content contributors but, of course, content contributors are certainly represented on the board as well.
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