; and (ii) may not be funded through funding sources external to the employee involvement organization, including any labor organization, nonprofit, or business other than the employer. (B) Default rules regarding election process Unless otherwise specified in the certification under subsection (b)(1) by the large employer of such employee involvement organization, an election of an employee representative of an employee involvement organization for the large employer— (i) may be funded through employer-provided funding; and (ii) shall occur within the same time period and with the same regularity as the election of the board of directors of the large employer. (3) Eligibility requirements (A) In general Each individual elected to be a representative of an employee involvement organization for a large employer shall be an employee who— (i) is eligible to vote under paragraph (2)(A)(i); and (ii) except in a case in which the large employer has operated for less than the 5 calendar years immediately preceding the date of the election, has been employed by the large employer for not less than the 5 calendar years immediately preceding the date of the election. (B) Ineligibility; term limits An employee representative of an employee involvement organization elected under this subsection shall not— (i) be employed by the employer at the time of such election as a supervisor; or (ii) at any time during the 5 calendar years immediately preceding the date of such election, be employed by the employer in a position related to human resources. (4) Representation by employee representative on board of directors of large employer (A) Board representation Subject to the limitation under subparagraph (B) and, as relevant, the procedure under subparagraph (C), an employee representative of an employee involvement organization elected under this subsection shall— (i) be a nonvoting member of either or both of— (I) the board of directors of the employer; or (II) a workforce committee of the board of directors of the employer