Each civil association shall set directors and supervisors, and they shall be elected from the members (member representatives). And the quota shall meet the following provisions:
1. In a civil association of the county (city) level or below, there may not be more than fifteen directors.
2. In a civil association of the province (city) level, there may not be more than twenty-five directors.
3. In a civil association directly under the jurisdiction of the central government, there may not be more than thirty-five directors.
4. The quota of supervisors of a civil association of any level may not exceed one-third of that of the directors of the association.
5. Alternate directors and alternate supervisors may be set in a civil association of any level, and the quota may not exceed one-third of that of the directors and supervisors of the association.
Where the quota of directors and supervisors is not less than three respectively, standing directors and standing supervisors may be elected by and from the directors and supervisors, and the quota may not exceed one-third of the total number of directors and supervisors respectively; furthermore, a chairperson of the board of directors shall be elected by the directors from the standing directors, or elected by and from the directors if there is no standing director. Where there are three or more standing supervisors, one shall be elected by and from them to act as the convener of the board of supervisors.

The board of directors and the board of supervisors of a civil association shall perform their duties separately according to the resolutions of the members’ (member representatives’) assembly and the provision of the articles of association.

The elected directors and supervisors of an upper level civil association are not limited to the representatives designated by lower level civil associations.
A person other than the directors and supervisors of a civil association may be designated by the association as a representative to attend an upper level civil association.

The tenure of the directors and supervisors of a civil association may not exceed four years and can be re-elected unless otherwise prescribed by law or otherwise limited in the articles of association. The chairperson of the board of directors may be may be re-elected for a second term.

The directors and supervisors of civil associations all are positions of no pay.

Where a director or supervisor of a civil association violates a law, the articles of association, or resolutions of members’ (member representatives’) assembly, the case shall be handled in accordance with the related laws and the articles of association; furthermore, the director may be recalled by members’ (member representatives’) assembly.

A director or supervisor of a civil association who meets any of the following conditions shall be relieved from the position immediately, and the vacancy shall be filled by the alternate directors or alternate supervisors in order:
1. Deprived of membership (qualification of member representative).
2. Resigned due to certain reasons and approved by the board of directors or the board of supervisors.
3. Dismissed or removed.
4. Suspended from the rights for a term of longer than a half of the tenure.

A civil association may, according to the provision of its articles of association, employ staff to handle the affairs and business of the association.