It wouldn't be a City, would it? Like, it takes quite some time to get a city fully up-and-running, but a high population City is immensely useful. Then, too, a Maritime City State can help you grow a city.
I'm tempted to say Pantheon but you already ruled out religion (although a pantheon strictly speaking is not the same as a religion) so maybe a trade-route caravan?
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