A few people who have access to the FreeBSD machines do not have commit bits. For instance, the project is willing to give access to the GNATS database to contributors who have shown interest and dedication in working on Problem Reports.
Almost all of this document will apply to these developers as well (except things specific to commits and the mailing list memberships that go with them). In particular, we recommend that you read:
Note: You should get your mentor to add you to the “Additional Contributors” (doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/contributors/contrib.additional.sgml), if you are not already listed there.