Yes, microG works without root, however to get it working as a network location provider you either need it installed as system app (for example LOS4microg) or patch android to allow non-system apps for providing network location.

There’s an official patch, also mentioned in the Install Guide and it’s basically the reason for microg_installer and its revived fork existing.

I could use LOS4microg, which does include the patch, but builds are run much less frequently (once a month instead of weekly) and I’d rather stick to original Lineage.

Thanks for pointing out charging control, I wasn’t aware of that new feature. One more reason to upgrade LOS my phone