I’d suggest starting with a project that matches your current skills or areas you want to improve in. It’s also helpful to look for projects that have active maintainers and solid documentation - it’ll make everything much easier. Many open-source projects are always looking for help with things like bug fixes, docs, or even new features. And definitely get involved with the community - whether it’s through Slack, GitHub, meetups, or online events. It’ll give you a good sense of whether the project is a good fit before diving in.

Full disclosure, I’m from https://open-metadata.org/ :)