CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION fn_alter_entity(data JSONB, t TEXT )
  RETURNS VOID
  SECURITY INVOKER
AS $$
    BEGIN
        EXECUTE FORMAT(
          'INSERT INTO %I SELECT * FROM jsonb_populate_record( null::%I, $1);',
          t,
          t
        )
        USING data;
    END;
$$
LANGUAGE plpgsql
VOLATILE;

CREATE TABLE foo ( a int );
CREATE TABLE bar ( a int, b text );

SELECT fn_alter_entity( '{"a": 5}', 'foo' );
SELECT fn_alter_entity( '{"a": 42}', 'foo' );
SELECT fn_alter_entity( '{"a": 5, "b": "foo"}', 'bar' );
SELECT fn_alter_entity( '{"a": 42, "b": "baz"}', 'bar' );

test=# TABLE foo;
 a
----+
  5
 42
(2 rows)

test=# TABLE bar;
 a  |  b
----+-----
  5 | foo
 42 | baz
(2 rows)