At my first meeting as a new volunteer at the museum, all 10 new recruits were made trustees. That made 12 trustees in total, and a grand total of 0 volunteers.
If you’ve ever worked in a charity you’ll probably understand what a bizarre situation that is and you may even be able to guess some of the consequences. Firstly, not everyone is cut out to be a trustee, and once you’ve signed them into the role it can be very difficult to get rid of those who are unsuitable. Secondly, you have a whole bunch of people talking about everything and no-one actually doing any work. It’s also incredibly hard to take decisions.