This seems a sensible and potentially highly effective initiative. When people feel involved in running an organisation, they tend to value it more and work collaboratively to try to solve problems, rather than dishing out blame and shouting from the sidelines when something isn't working.
Finding volunteers who would be effective in such roles will not be easy, though. I was the manager of a committee-run pre-school for four years before taking it on as my own business. Some committee members had relevant backgrounds; one was trained in early years teaching. But she worked full-time and was not able to devote much energy. The others had no experience of early years and did not understand the nature of my job and that of my staff.
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