Hi
I can’t understand how they can limit the numbers, as you can have up to 9 members https://www.nsw.gov.au/housing-and-construction/strata/roles
Apparently, a few years ago proxy awarding was revised to avoid proxy farming – for schemes with 20 lots or fewer, a person can only hold one proxy vote. In schemes that have over 20 lots, the person can be proxy for up to 5% of the total lots.
If you want to join the committee you probably need to put in time and energy speaking with other owners to understand what they’re happy / unhappy with and putting your case forward for being elected to the committee.