• 奉仕ほうし — service; volunteer work
• 奉納ほうのう — ritual offering; dedication to a shrine or temple
• 奉公ほうこう — service; apprenticeship (especially in old Japan)
• 奉行ぶぎょう — magistrate; official in the Edo period
• 奉加ほうが — monetary contribution; donation (often to temples or shrines)

The character 奉 shows a pair of hands holding something up, combined with a shape suggesting a valuable offering. It expresses the idea of respectfully presenting something upward — to a superior, to a shrine or temple, or to a cause. From this image come meanings like “to offer,” “to dedicate,” and “to serve.”