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The UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science was endorsed in November 2021 by all 193 member states of UNESCO after two years of preparation. Citizen science practitioners across the globe have extensive and diverse first-hand experience with the practice of engaging different groups of stakeholders in the scientific production and application of new knowledge. Under the umbrella of the Community of Practice on Citizen Science and Open Science (CS&OS CoP) of the Citizen Science Global Partnership (CSGP), a group of 63 citizen science practitioners from 24 countries contributed to the process of drafting the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science. UNESCO has asked the CS&OS CoP and associates to provide guidance for country governments on how to embed the open engagement of societal actors in their (Open) Science policies to ensure that this pillar is suitably addressed and incorporated in the implementation of the Recommendation around the world. In response to this request, 35 people from 21 countries collaborated in a short and concentrated effort to gather and review relevant resources and case study examples, and present these along with the below guidance on successful approaches and mechanisms for embedding the open engagement of societal actors in (Open) Science policy.