Hmm...yeah, it would be nice if that guide had a little more detail about using the member's data. But going by a comment that appears later in the thread, I think it's in $prepared. So you'd have to add 'register' lines to the code that renders your template. For example you might be able to just do this:
Code:
$templater = vB_Template::create('memberinfo_block_test');
$templater->register('selected_tab', $selected_tab);
$templater->register('test_tab_content', $test_tab_content);
$templater->register('userdata', $prepared);
$template_hook['profile_tabs'] .= $templater->render();
(line in red added), then use {userdata.field7} and {userdata.field8} in your template. I'm not sure if that will work or not, but it's the best guess I can make without trying it myself.