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Liquid Democracy is an interesting idea in that regard:

https://liqd.net/en/software/, https://github.com/liqd

Unfortunately, it doesn't have a lot of traction (used to have a bit more during the Pirate Party's heyday).

In more pragmatic, more immediate terms, His Majesty's Government (or rather: the Cabinet Office, specifically) is quite active when it comes to providing open source software that helps with governance (e.g., through data science and design systems). You might be able to find something worthwhile there to contribute to:

https://github.com/orgs/alphagov/repositories

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