>Hi,
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>I understand that the question is very general in nature. But, still, in general, as far as you know, do those who are on the boards of charity organizations get paid?

That depends on the charity.
Some board members are also executives and many executives get high salaries.
From Business Insider, here are some Red Cross salaries:

Executive director Gail McGovern made $561,210
EVP for biomedical services James Hrouda made $621,779
Biomedical services president Shaun Gilmore made $573,933

I've done work with Catholic Charities.
The board members get no compensation for being on the board.