The first apartment I moved into my sophomore year of college had the model below this one, but the same color. The knobs and all were the same. But only 1 8" burner, no clock, nor oven window. Fond mermories of that stove.
"I'm thinking this one has a fluorescent work light. The switch is on the left end of the backsplasher, next to the convenience outlet."
It could also be a reset button for the outlet circuit breaker. But it does seem the top of the control panel is "much ado about nothing" if it doesn't actually have a work light.