Apart from the basic street layout, any information that's worth having for everyday life, e.g. bus stops, benches, trash cans, etc.

Also, you could try StreetComplete and see what infos are missing elsewhere.

To me it would probably be "navigational" stuff, like bike/pedestrian crossings, sidewalks and bike paths, one-way streets and illegal turns etc. Plot some test routes for walking/biking/driving and verify the directions make sense. Then the main POIs if not already added, maybe some basic zoning? Also make sure that the features that already exist are properly tagged.

Anyway, I think you shouldn't focus too much on what "you're supposed to map" and just map the features that you find useful/interesting. There are a ton of ways OSM can be used, so start with your own use case, and by making it better for you you will make it better for everyone :)

Whatever you think. I met with mappers who only map rail and related stuff, others only different kind of pipes and manhole covers, some focus on electrical infrastructure, and street cabinets. Some people map anything that has a number or id. My favorite is street parking, lanes and sidewalks.

So map what you enjoy the most, this is not a job, it's a hobby.

Anything that has a physical location or relationship can be mapped.

If you can find existing datasets you can add those to the map without needing to manually collect the data.

You can also consider things like floodplains, historical flooding records, traffic flows and anything else will a geographical bent.

This will never be finished because things are always in flux.

One thing that you should consider is what maintenance looks like. Keep track of where datasets came from and when you retrieved them. Some countries, regions and municipalities maintain public data that you might be able to use. Make sure you comply with any licences attached to the data.

You can also use things like the local cadastre which tracks land and building boundaries and ownership.

Things that someone might look for: shops, restaurants, vending machines, benches, trashcans, water fountains.

To make the map appear a lot more beautiful and complete: map parks, playgrounds, dog parks, sports pitches, etc. as areas; map any fences, walls and gates around and within them. Lots of playgrounds are just mapped as nodes, so if you find such cases, fix them.

I think you should map what you enjoy mapping.

I map benches because I enjoy benches (444 mapped already.) and entrances that I use in my job.

Shops and services would be most useful along with bus stops and forest footpaths.

Points of interest and amenities are probably the next most useful. Things like street lighting and sidewalks quite helpful for pedestrians. It's more important that you are still enjoying mapping. If there is something that you know is useful but you find tedious it's ok to skip it and either leave it for someone else or come back to it later

As it sounds like you're on Android, I'd recommend @streetcomplete for easily adding detail while on the go.

@openstreetmap

Thank you all for your answers! I'm overwhelmed with the amount of good tips and suggestions!

I'll probably test some of them and see if they're fun to mal and useful for my village.

My general philosophy for how most people would use the map is "where are things and how do I get there?" With that in mind, I usually focus on adding stores, amenities, and other bits of infrastructure that people are likely to interact with, as well as making sure the roads and sidewalks are accurate.

I don't always feel like working on these things though, so there are some days where I will just map grass, trees, fences, or whatever else I find interesting at the time.