I found a community that is running two Minecraft servers right now.
One is a Lifesteal SMP that is whitelisted so you need to get approved to join. The other is a Custom SMP that is open so anyone can hop in.
Both servers use custom plugins and they also use some public plugins for basic stuff like homes and teleport requests. It feels like survival with extra systems made by the server.
Custom Lifesteal SMP And Open SMP
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPForseti Vanilla Survival PvP No Spam
I found a small scale vanilla survival server that keeps things simple. It is made for people who want normal Minecraft without crazy mods.
Chat is not full of constant spam and the rules are simple. The staff is said to be not abusive.
The server is in the EU region and it runs on version 1.21.11.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IP