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Can a voting member (non-trustee) receive a wage?

I currently run an unincorporated association and in our constitution it allows people to apply as voting members outside of trusteeship, to hold trustees to account, etc. I understand this is also the case in the CIO Association model which is something I'm considering for the organisation moving forward.

As volunteer founder I am interested in a) having a voting say at board level but also b) receiving a wage when the charity is in a position to do that.

Can I have both? Or if I want to be paid do I need to leave the voting up the trustees?

Thank you!