Actually, I don't think that either Boromir or Aragorn was specifically chosen to represent Men. As it happened, both were going on the journey for other reasons. Namely, Boromir was going home, and Aragorn was going with him to reveal himself.
They were obvious choices for the Fellowship, so Elrond and Gandalf made them members. It was probably only later, when looking to fill up the round nine that they thought about getting someone from every race. Hence, Legolas and Gimli came along. By now there were seven, since Frodo, Sam, and Gandalf were already signed on. And, as history recalls, Merry and Pippin came along for lack of anyone better.
By the time that tokenship entered Elrond's plans for the Fellowship, Boromir and Aragorn were probably already both members. That's great, Elrond likely thinks. Two races down, two to go. No need to go out and round up a ranger or Bree-man to finish off his little idea.
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For men you shall have Aragorn son of Arathorn, for the Ring of Isildur concerns him closely.
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If Elrond states that Aragorn is the representative of Men, let's remember that Aragorn IS the rightful King of Gondor and Arnor, and overlord of the West. So just as the Queen of England can be said to represent that state, so too could Aragorn be said to represent Man in any case. Besides, Elrond liked Aragorn better, both as a foster-son, and in light of the fact that he didn't make Ring-grabbing comments at important councils, unlike certain Gondorian captains. It's only to be expected that Elrond would designate Aragorn as "The" representative, if was to designate one at all.