Yes, public utilities (electric, water/sewer, etc). Public libraries and community centers also come to mind.
“Public company” is usually a term to describe a company that is publicly traded on the stock market. What you seem describing is pretty much the definition of socialism:
“Socialism: a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole”
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