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<p>Community service is unpaid work performed by a person or group of people for the benefit and betterment of their <a href="/facts/Community/LIptGwqy">community</a> contributing to a noble cause. In many cases, people doing community service are compensated in other ways, such as getting a lunch for free. In many countries, there are programs to incite people to do community service. People may do community service to get <a href="/facts/Citizenship/eB9UXLSP">citizenship</a>. In some cases, it is possible to replace a criminal justice <a href="/facts/Sanctions_(law)/tVGF40J8">sanctions</a> with community service. There may also be school or class requirements. Obtaining certain benefits may be linked to doing some form of community service. For all these reasons, it is distinct from <a href="/facts/Volunteering/U0V4Nj1z">volunteering</a>. </p>