OpenNIC Project will provide you with localized DNS servers that are not configured to track your lookups or keep logs.
OpenNICProject.org
FWIW, DNS is always free since it’s an IP-based system unless your provider is blocking by IP subnets or ranges like the Chinese government.
Thanks for the tip on some more non-censoring alternative DNS servers!
Here is their “how-to” page:
https://www.opennicproject.org/configure-your-dns/