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My limited understanding is that the studio is paying for that actor to appear in every episode, regardless of if the actor is necessary. So to get their money’s worth, they appear in throwaway scenes.
Obviously depends on the contract, and it’s just as probable that I’m talking out my bum.
Maybe they want to ensure nobody else gets to use the actor while they are paying them to be on their show to avoid future problems when they do need them for episodes where they appear more often.
It's also a time management thing. It's usually hard for an actor to do multiple projects at the same time (shooting days can be kinda intensive). So when they commit to a project, they want to know they aren't wasting their time.
If they say yes to one project it would mean they have to say no to another project, but they only get paid based on appearance. If one project pays more per appearance but then has them only appear in 1 or 2 episodes, they may have said no to a project that pays less, but would have earned them more because they would have more appearances. It's often not known in advance whos role gets how much screen time and how much shooting is involved.