fix an unintended shade of meaning

Author: SethTisue

blog/_posts/2016-11-28-spp.md

@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ community, and decide on the modules that join the Platform.
 
 The members of the Committee are dedicated developers with a long record of
 contributions to the Scala ecosystem, the development of the language and major
-open-source projects. They have been elected to represent and serve the broad
+open-source projects. They have been selected to represent and serve the broad
 interest of the Scala community, not their personal or employers' viewpoints.
 
 1. Dale Wijnand (@dwijnand)