<div class="js-resultbox" id="box1">
<label for="scope">Select scope: </label>
<select id="scope">
<option value="html">The page</option>
<option value="#box1">Box 1</option>
<option value="#box2">Box 2</option>
</select>
</div>
<div class="js-resultbox" id="box2">
<label for="theme">Select theme: </label>
<select id="theme">
<option value="white">Light</option>
<option value="mistyrose">Pink</option>
<option value="peachpuff">Orange</option>
<option value="lightyellow">Yellow</option>
<option value="lightblue">Blue</option>
<option value="lightgray">Gray</option>
</select>
</div>
The script (2 liners)
<script>
changeTheme = () => document.querySelector(document.querySelector("#scope").value).style.backgroundColor = document.querySelector("#theme").value;
theme.addEventListener ("change", changeTheme);
</script>
The script (1 liner)
<script>
theme.addEventListener ("change", () => document.querySelector(document.querySelector("#scope").value).style.backgroundColor = document.querySelector("#theme").value);
</script>