Quiz question. Who is the Chairman of Chelsea? If you said Bruce Buck, well done.
Once upon a time all football clubs were run by committees. Amateur ones still are. Pretty much all amateur sports clubs are run in that way with a treasurer and a secretary, perhaps welfare or a social secretary and, without fail a chairman (or chairwoman/person of course).
The role of chairman is one I have fulfilled in a sports club for many years. It’s quite a weird job because it’s the role of leading the club forward, not by ‘doing’ necessarily but rather by encouraging others to do their jobs in line with the overall goals that have been set. In business a chairman tends to operate a similar role, often being the figurehead of the business, keeping everyone in the right direction and, of course, chairing meetings but not with a specific to do list.