Modern iPhones encrypt all data storage, so the old method of removing the memory chip and either reading it out directly or installing it on another motherboard is long gone. The only way to get your data back is to get the motherboard working again, a job that is frankly far beyond the capability of most of us home DIYers. There are, as @betatechlabs stated, data recovery services available who specialize in that sort of work. Probably the most well known of these is a company called iPad Rehab; the owner Jessa Jones is well known here on iFixit. Here's an article about her and her company.
Jessa Jones: What’s in Your Toolbox? - iFixit News
Head on over to her website; there's a link there specifically for Data Recovery, and that's what you want.
That being said, if you feel confident in your troubleshooting and microsoldering abilities and want to see what you can do yourself, Alisha ( @flannelist ) and myself would be glad to try and help, but we'll be under a handicap unless Alisha has a set of schematics and/or board files, because I don't. Also they may be able to suggest another site for data recovery, although I'm guessing iPad Rehab is going to be their choice as well. I have heard a lot about a company called REWA, but I don't know anything about how to contact them or what they would charge, although they seem to have a lot of technical expertise with regard to iPhones.
Good luck, and be sure to let us know what you decide and how it all turns out; I doubt you're the first or last person with this kind of problem, so others can benefit from your experience.
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@simmysingh68714 of course "apple have told me it won’t power up and the motherboard needs to be replaced" they do not repair logic boards. They want to get your money for a new board or even better, a new phone. There is no interest in fixing things to safe you money. I's not about you :-(
Anyhow, if your phone does not power up etc., even a third party shop can't get to your files. The same with any "software" If your board does not work, it can't be recovered.
Now, it's up to experts like @flannelist and @dadibrokeit to see if they can help you with this. IF anybody can, it's them!
by oldturkey03