Citizens can apply for the Bavarian Volunteer Card if they are particularly committed to volunteering.

Citizens who would like to volunteer can obtain advice from volunteer agencies, volunteer centers and civic engagement coordination centers throughout Bavaria.

Counties and independent cities can award cultural prizes to deserving personalities in cultural life.

Officially appointed, full-time or honorary local heritage officers (district local heritage officers, town local heritage officers) in the districts and independent towns are dedicated to the diverse tasks of local heritage preservation.

The preservation of folk music, song and dance is also part of the preservation of local history. In many places, the preservation and research of folk music is the task of the local heritage officers. In some cases, additional folk music caretakers have been appointed in the municipalities.

The municipality determines the number of field jurors and their local organization and responsibilities. The municipal council appoints the field jurors for an area for the first time by election. The district administrative authority is responsible for appointing field jurors.

Field jurors are involved in the marking of boundaries in the locality (demarcation). Field jurors can be requested by property owners or ordered by the mayor.

Bavaria's state fire department schools offer firefighters various training courses. The course administration is carried out by the district administrative authority. The governments allocate training places to the districts and independent cities.