The board shall appoint an acupuncture advisory committee. The advisory committee shall be representative of a cross section of the cultural backgrounds of the members of the acupuncture profession licensed to practice acupuncture under this article, persons licensed to practice medicine under Article 2 of this chapter who are acupuncturists, and such members as the board in its discretion may determine. Members shall receive no compensation for service on the committee. The committee shall have such advisory duties and responsibilities as the board may determine. The charter acupuncture advisory committee may include persons eligible for licensing under this article. Subsequent acupuncture advisory committee members must be licensed pursuant to this article.