My husband's niece did this a few years ago - but in connection with a school-related "stage" (i.e. internship). She wound up working at a big amusement park in Ohio. Evidently many of the big parks bring on students for a 3 to 6 month period to work the spring and summer season. The big advantage is that they can ease the whole visa process considerably since they routinely get a certain number of visas every year.

The jobs aren't terribly glamorous - mostly "food hosts" which means you can be doing anything in their fast food stands or restaurants, from flipping burgers to hostessing. But they do have accommodation available on site, and what many of the students do is to work for 4 or 5 months and then take their final month to tool around the US (often in a cheap used car they buy with their earnings).

Take a look at the websites for any of the big amusement parks in the US - Six Flags, for example. Disneyland also recruits for six-month temporary jobs, though you generally have to audition. (Not sure how they handle that for foreigners, though they might let you audition at Euro-Disney in Paris.)

You won't get rich, but you should have something of an adventure!
Cheers,
Bev