čamiti

1. (of a person) to languish; to mope; to waste away
   Ne želim da čamim u ovoj kancelariji do penzije. — I don't want to languish in this office until retirement.
   Godinama je čamio u zatvoru. — He languished in prison for years.
2. (of cases, documents) to gather dust; to sit untouched
   Taj zakon već godinama čami u fioci. — That law has been gathering dust in a drawer for years.

The place is usually given with u + locative: čamiti u selu, u zatvoru.