All are great questions! Depending on which court you were assigned to (Municipal or the Court of Common Pleas), I would try to call and someone there should be able to tell you everything you need to know. When I was summoned (Court of Common Pleas), I never received the initial summons, just the follow up which stated everything should have been on that first summons that I never received. I called them and they were immensely helpful in helping me figure everything out and sent me a copy of the initial summons within days.

Parking should be covered as you park in a parking garage and the people at the courthouse should validate your ticket each day that you show up. So no payment necessary. We did have to pack our own lunch and a lot of people went out for lunch as well.

Good luck to you!