A low profile receptacle terminal of unitary construction includes an integral head portion with a perimeter wall of low profile; the perimeter wall has a plurality of integral spring contact fingers thereon each connected at one end to the perimeter wall and each having a free end thereon located within the perimeter wall and bent at an acute angle with respect to the upper edge of the perimeter wall so as to reduce the height of the head portion; the spring contact fingers have a free state position; the head portion is spaced from a gage can by a clearance that prevents electrical shorting between an electrical component and the receptacle terminal. Integral spring clips connect the receptacle terminal to the circuit board and the spring clips have a vertical dimension for solder flow to electrically connect the receptacle terminal to conductor strips on the circuit board without wicking solder to the spring contact fingers whereby the spring contact fingers will selectively engage and release a conductor pin of an electrical device connected to the component side of the circuit board.